Ketchikan Youth Court
500 Mission Street, Ste. 4
Ketchikan, AK 99901
Phone/Fax: (907) 225-2293
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Ketchikan Youth Court
Ketchikan Youth Court Strategic Plan (2012-2017)
Ketchikan Youth Court is funded in part through the Youth Court/Community Panel Grant administered by the Alaska Department of Health & Social Services, Division of Juvenile Justice
Adopted: [date]
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Ketchikan Youth Court Strategic Plan
“Restorative Justice”
What is Ketchikan Youth Court?
Ketchikan Youth Court (KYC) trains youth in grades 6 through 12, who are between the ages of 11 and 18, to represent and judge their peers in actual cases. KYC members serve as judges, bailiffs, and prosecuting and defense attorneys.
Offenders charged with petty crimes or violations are referred to KYC by Ketchikan Juvenile Probation and Ketchikan District Court.
Once a case is referred to KYC, the defendant is arraigned and sentenced according to evidence brought up by the defense and prosecuting attorneys and based upon sentencing recommendations from both parties.
Only defendants who have pleaded guilty at District Court will be referred to KYC. The sentence differs from other legal sanctions in that it provides redress to the community while encouraging the defendant to reflect upon their violation of the law. KYC offers defendants requiring Prime For Life as a part of their District Court sentence access to regularly scheduled Prim For Life classes. Upon successful completion of the case, the defendant receives no formal criminal record.
What are our goals?
KYC’s goals are to provide…
…young people with a chance to understand and respect the law through classroom education and the administration of justice.
…the community with a valuable service and redress for the wrongs committed against the community.
…juvenile defendants with the opportunity to resolve their legal problems without receiving a criminal record.
…to provide the Juvenile Court with the reduction of volume of cases currently burdening Juvenile Court.
KYC’s goal is to serve 100 youth every year through training or as a client of KYC by 2017.
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Introduction
Beginning in January 2012, staff and board members met to draw up a strategic plan through 2017. Those present were:
1.Board Members Pat Chapman, Tracy Benner and Phillip Benning
2.Glenn Brown – KYC Director
Following work to refine this plan, the KYC Board will adopt this strategic plan on [date].
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Service
Goal
KYC will serve 100 youth annually. This population will consist of 70 first-time offenders, age 10 to 17 years, referred from Ketchikan Juvenile Probation and Ketchikan District Court and KYC will train 30 youth, age 11 to 18 years to serve as youth court members who are enrolled in one of the district or home schools.
Principles
1.KYC will serve a growing number of youth by having training done by professional attorneys and judges.
2.KYC will serve offenders fairly and professionally in a timely fashion.
3.KYC members will have to abide by a higher standard to stay active.
4.Our services will be an integrated component of local, state, and federal initiatives for youth.
5.KYC will be recognized as an effective program for first-time offenders.
6.KYC will increase our presence in the schools and become an integrated part of the school system.
7.We will focus on adults and youth volunteers;
a)Recognizing how influential youth can be on their peers.
b)KYC will help students realize the influence they have on other youth.
8.KYC will pursue innovative programs and workshops, when feasible, including:
a)More specialized training programs for judges, attorneys, and bailiffs.
b)School mentoring programs to help the kids stay out of the juvenile court system.
c)KYC members will have the opportunity to attend UYCA teleconferences, Community Service Events, youth court trainings, and fundraising workshops.
d)State and nation-wide training opportunities to enhance youth court members’ learning experience.
9.KYC will continue to improve our evaluation system to demonstrate the effectiveness of the KYC program.
Key Points
Our caseload will likely average 100 per year to keep the quality of the program at national youth court standards. This is limited by training opportunity and referrals accepted in KYC. The caseload rate may be reduced as the organization and community approach capacity, or funding does not increase.
Caseload projections were determined by first determining the average number of who have been referred to Ketchikan Youth Court from 2000-2011. Due to the size of the community, the volume of cases at our referring agencies, and the amount of time volunteered by KYC members contribute to the program having an average annual caseload of approximately 100 cases.
Service Projection
Year /Total
/ Offenders / KYC Members2012 /
100
/ 70 / 302013 /
100
/ 70 / 302014 /
100
/ 70 / 302015 /
100
/ 70 / 302016 /
100
/ 70 / 302017 /
100
/ 70 / 30Table 1. Projected growth of KYC members and clients
Action Steps
1.Develop relationships with professionals in law, at Ketchikan Juvenile Probation, Ketchikan District Court, and community service agencies.
2.Identify additional funding sources.
3.Continue to secure office space.
4.Train youth assistant.
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Marketing
Goal
Ketchikan Youth Court will be the most recognized name for youth services in Ketchikan.
Principles
1.KYC will increase its presence in Ketchikan through diverse media campaigns, public relations, and visible enthusiasm of board members, volunteers, and the membership.
2.We will promote the “Ketchikan Youth Court vision and mission” in everything we do.
3.KYC will promote the principle of “peers being judged by their peers.”
4.KYC will be recognized as a youth court organization with a better recidivism rate than the traditional court system.
5.KYC will be recognized as the most professional youth court and service origin program in Southeast, Alaska.
6.KYC will improve our image among all youth through more community-wide involvement with youth: from Mayor on up.
7.KYC must have the statistics, evaluations, and stories about the success of the program for both members and clients.
Key Points
The keep components addressed in this strategy are Education, Promotion, Fundraising, and Minority overpopulation in the juvenile system. These are addressed to enance the program and make it sustainable in Ketchikan.
For education, we want to increase the awareness of our services in three areas:
1.Volunteers
a)There are opportunities for both youth and adult volunteers to help make youth better citizens, and offenders accountable in a timely fasion.
2.Youth/Parents
a)What KYC does and how KYC does it.
b)The opportunity for an offender to be judged before their peers.
c)Skills in law and public service.
d)Preparation in courtroom decorum.
e)Community service.
f)Ownership and accountability.
i)Community
g)What we do.
h)Serving the City of Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, and Saxman.
i)Get the word out.
Action Steps
1.Education
a)Develop printed materials for all board members and youth members, for both adult and youth volunteers.
i)Target Date: Spring, 2012
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Identify material needs by Fall, 2012.
(2)Inquire with National Youth Court, Anchorage Youth Court, and United Youth Courts o Alaska regarding available products by June, 2012.
(3)Inquire with local professionals, attorneys, and judges on updates on juvenile laws and training techniques.
(4)Update the past training with new materials.
b)Develop menu of volunteer options.
i)Target Date: 2012
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Consider implementing throughout Ketchikan by May, 2012.
c)Educate Community on volunteer options:
(1)KYC Board of Directors
(2)Fund Development Committee
(3)Youth Court training
(4)Community Service Day
(5)Law Day in May
(6)National Youth Court Month in September
i)Target Date: Ongoing
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Use a variety of outreach mechanisms to educate the community.
2.Recognized Name
a)Consider unique message for Ketchikan Youth Court. “Restorative Justice – Accountability – Youth Helping Youth – Service to the Community.” Use this phrase to make the program stand out.
i)Target Date: 2012
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Consult with National Youth Court on messaging plan by July, 2012.
3.Promotion
a)Become a more recognized partner in schools.
i)Target Date: 2012
ii)Action Steps
(1)Send letters, present at teach in-service, deliver fliers by Fall, 2012.
(2)Target civic organizations for school partners by Fall 2012.
(3)Promote program at expos or assemblies by Fall 2012.
b)Increase number of volunteers promoting the program.
i)Target Date: Ongoing
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Increase KYC Board Members through education and promotion of the positive outcomes for youth involved in KYC.
(2)Purchase and distribute merchandise to volunteers (i.e. clothes, buttons, etc. by Fall 2012).
(3)Continue to hold the annual Fall Awards Banquet to award volunteers and members.
c)Create friendly competition with civic organizations, city departments, governmental agencies to create effective service projects and funding for KYC program.
i)Target Date: 2013
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Follow partnership plan to increase partnerships by Fall 2012
(2)Find volunteers in each partnership to challenge new partner by Fall 2013
4.Ketchikan Youth Court will address the over-population of minorities in the juvenile system.
a)Create targeted Alaskan Native promotion campaign.
i)Target Date: 2013
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Consult with agency friend regarding Alaskan Native protocol by September 2012.
(2)Consult with Alaskan Native groups regarding outreach to native youth by December 2012.
(3)Consult with District Court and Juvenile Probation to better service the native population sentenced through KYC.
(4)Work with Alaskan Native groups to create program by December 2012.
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Finances
Goal
We will maintain and develop necessary funding so that we may grow to serve 100 youth annually by 2017.
Principles
1.We will develop a business plan that addresses the needs of our agency.
2.KYC will advocate for maintaining existing grant funding and improve fundraising opportunities (to include planned giving), and manage donor information effectively.
3.KYC will establish a specific measurement for membership within the corporation and develop the Saxman Community.
4.KYC will reduce number of grants to focus on fundraising events and individual donations.
5.We will increase the Great Blueberry Ball Roll raffle event by 30% into a campaign the whole community looks forward to.
Key Points
1.Our current cost per child is $460.00 to service an offender or youth member.
2.Our financial strategy is closely linked to our infrastructure plan.
Funding Source / Dollar Amount / Percent of TotalIndividual / $5,000 / 4.63%
Corporate Gifts / $10,000 / 9.26%
Foundations/Private / $10,000 / 9.26%
Blueberry Raffle / $15,000 / 13.89%
Other Events / $5,000 / 4.63%
Local Funding / $10,000 / 9.26%
State / $5,000 / 4.63%
Federal / $10,000 / 9.26%
RIPC / $5,000 / 4.63%
In kind Office Space / $38,000 / 26.63%
Other / $1,000 / 0.93%
TOTAL / $108,000
Table 2. Goal for Budgeted Revenues by 2017.
Action Steps
1.Create and Endowment Fund that generates $10,000 in interest annually
a)Target Date: 2017
b)Action Steps:
i)Contact Foraker Group and Rasmuson Foundation for consultation by Fall 2012.
ii)Once cash reserves are established, set aside excess yearly revenues in endowment fund.
iii)Establish investment strategy for endowment fund by Fall 2012.
2.Explore possibility of business-oriented funding source
a)Target Date: 2014
b)Action Steps:
i)Consult with local small business development experts by January, 2013.
ii)Write business plan by July 2012.
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Infrastructure
Goal
We will develop an infrastructure (technology, facilities, staff, and board) that best supports our agency in serving 100 youth each year by 2017.
Principles
1.Our Board of Directors will be culturally and professionally diverse, and representative of the communities we serve.
2.We will ensure all board members receive professional development and training opportunities.
3.We will seek to improve our office environment by establish more professional workspaces, developing technological resources, increasing our accessibility, and improving our visibility.
4.We will increase our involvement with Alaska Native organizations.
5.We will include in our board members from attorneys, business owners, school, accountants, parents, and youth.
6.In our ideal Board of Directors:
a)Membership is seen as prestigious.
b)Those who serve on board are known as doers.
c)Members serve as advocates for children in their community.
7.We will develop appropriate infrastructure and resources to perform our work efficiently and with high quality to ensure:
a)Consistency in methods, file structure, and service delivery.
b)Technological capacity to provide services efficiently.
c)More focus on mission, less focus on fundraising.
8.We will foster a rewarding, challenging environment to maximize staff and board retention.
9.We will incorporate mentoring as a core value between staff and volunteers.
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Key Points
1.There are four key component of infrastructure: technology, facilities, staff, and board.
2.In order to reach our goal, much of the infrastructure must be in place by 2014.
Action Steps
1.Technology
a)Provide computer/software maintenance through either a staff member or a contractor.
i)Target Date: 2013
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Determine staff needs and rough costs by Fall 2012.
(2)Write grant for funding by January 2013.
(3)Hire contractor to install server by January 2012.
b)Provide regular website maintenance
i)Target Date: 2012
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Assign staff to guide website development by July 2012.
(2)Hire contractor to upgrade/maintain website by August 2012.
c)Create a comprehensive electronic case management system.
i)Target Date: 2014
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Work with AYC to become more efficient in case management.
d)Develop a relational database for volunteers and donors.
i)Target Date: 2012
ii)Action Steps:
(1)Volunteers will help to establish with data entry.
2.Facilities
a)Target Date: 2014
b)Action Steps:
i)Conduct Facility Needs Assessment by July 2012.
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Partnerships
Goal
We will develop and nurture partnerships with private and public agencies and organizations in order to sustain service, infrastructure, and financial growth.
Key Points
While partnerships are key to our growth as an agency, the intentional pursuit of partnerships is dictated largely by other components of our strategic plan.
Action Steps
1.Develop partnerships with volunteer-rich organizations and employers.
a)Target Date: 2012
b)Action Steps:
i)Create partner recruitment plan by Fall 2012
ii)Implement recruitment plan by December 2012
2.Ketchikan Youth Court will become its own entity.
a)Target Date: 2012
b)Action Steps:
i)Acquire 501(c)3 status by December 2012.
ii)Develop plan for organizations with other Alaskan youth courts.
3.Develop partnerships with other youth-serving organizations.
a)Target Date: 2012
b)Action Steps:
i)RevillaIsland Prevention Coalition
ii)PATCHWorks
4.Develop partnerships with Native organizations.
a)Target Date: 2013
b)Action Steps:
i)Meet with Native organizations (KIC, Saxman, and Cape Fox Corporation, and other corporations to explore other partnerships options by Fall 2012.
5.Develop partnerships with schools so that our services become an integral part of their organization.
a)Target Date: 2013
b)Action Steps:
6.Have MOAs with all school districts served by Fall 2012.
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